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Tailormade Kenya Highlights TMKE2

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Tailormade Kenya Highlights

Kenya’s wildlife highlightsThe Masai Mara deserves its reputation as Kenya’s premier wildlife park – where lions, leopards and cheetahs track down elephants, zebras and a myriad of game. Observe the action from a private vehicle - the best way to get close to the wildlife and enjoy your safari experience; having your own mini-van is quieter and much better for photography. This itinerary also takes you to Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, home to vast numbers of pink flamingoes, and Samburu National Reserve.

Enriching tailormade journeys – for youThis bespoke journey features some of our favourite spots in Kenya. You can choose to take our destination experts’ recommendations and travel just as you see the itinerary here, or contact us to add your own special touches; maybe a relaxing beach stay at Mombasa or upgrade to a 4WD safari. We’re here to design your perfect holiday. Call us on 0844 875 1890.

Tailormade Kenya Highlights - Comfort Version

1Flight to Nairobi

Depart the UK on an overnight flight to Kenya.

Included Meals: None

2Journey to Samburu, afternoon game drive

Arrive this morning into Kenya’s busy capital, Nairobi, where you transfer by road to the northern frontier of Samburu National Reserve. This rugged and dramatic landscape is home to the Samburu tribes who chose this place for their home as the Ewaso Nyiro River is a reliable source of water for their herds of animals. It is for this same reason that many species can be found in the reserve. Vast numbers of elephant meander through the thick acacia trees and tall doum palms, while impala and Grevy’s zebra hide in the riverine forests. In the river itself hippos can be seen cooling off in the water, as crocodiles watch on from the riverbank. After settling in at your lodge, you’ll have your first opportunity to spot game on a safari in the park.

Overnight: Samburu Sopa Lodge
Included Meals: Lunch Dinner

3Game drive in Samburu National Park

Samburu National Park was made famous by George and Joy Adamson who raised their orphan lioness Elsa here. The story of their experiences was documented in the acclaimed book and film, Born Free. Today you have morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu’s grasslands, which play host to rich populations of wildlife; you may spot lion, leopard and cheetah along with hippos, elephants and buffaloes that frequent the riverbanks to wash off the heat of the day. The park also has plenty of birds, from the distinctive, blue-skinned Somali ostrich and flocks of guinea fowl to birds of prey soaring over the plains and colourful flycatchers flitting between bushes.

Overnight: Samburu Sopa Lodge
Included Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

4Head to Lake Naivasha

Your journey continues today to Lake Naivasha, meaning “rippling waters” in Masai, the lake lies on the floor of the Great Rift Valley and is dominated by nearby Mount Longonot. Used as a location in the film 'Out of Africa', the lake has a picturesque setting with grazing hippos and floating islands of papyrus. This afternoon is free for you to enjoy the views or you could take a boat trip to Crescent Island where it is possible to explore this great bird and wildlife sanctuary on foot and hope to see giraffe, zebra, wildebeest and some of the 350 bird species that have been recorded here.

5Lake Nakuru

Today you drive to nearby Lake Nakuru National Park for a full day game drive. Lake Nakuru was established as the first bird sanctuary in Africa in 1960 and is famed for the lesser and greater flamingoes which reside here, painting the lake a bright pink colour. The park is also home to Rothschild’s giraffe, black and white rhinoceros and leopard. Game drives in the park reveal high density of plains game and hundreds of species of birdlife in the forests and open grasslands. After your safari through the park, you return to your lodge at Lake Naivasha.

6Journey to the Masai Mara

The Masai Mara Game Reserve makes for a climatic end to your safari adventure. The world-famous game reserve is arguably Kenya’s finest wildlife park situated at the northern end of the Serengeti ecosystem. There is almost every species of animal native to East Africa here and during your afternoon game drive you may well find the ‘Big Five’ - elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino. There are also the herds of wildebeest, zebra, topi and gazelle that roam in large numbers across the grasslands. The forested banks of the Mara and Talek rivers are an excellent place to view hippos, crocodiles and waterfowl, in addition the reserve is home to some 450 species of bird, including Denham's bustard, black coucal, yellow-bellied hyliota and magpie shrike.

7Game drive in the Masai Mara

Traverse the vast open plains of this spectacular reserve in search of Kenya’s greatest wildlife. Keep your camera at the ready as big cats, elephants, hyenas, giraffes and a multitude of game can be spotted from your safari vehicle. One of the most memorable and unique spectacles of this area is the annual migration (August to October) of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle as they move between the Masai Mara and the Serengeti Plains in Tanzania. This annual trek costs the lives of many of the young, old and sick who are picked off by the predators that thrive here, both on the plains and in the muddy waters of the Mara River. During your time in the reserve, you will venture out on game drives experiencing a little of this natural struggle as it unfolds before your eyes. The area teems with herbivores, predators and birds including 57 species of birds of prey. The Masai Mara is not a park, it is a game reserve and as such the Masai people have been able to retain their traditional way of life, herding their cattle across the vast plains.

8Journey to Nairobi

Today you head back to Nairobi where you will have the rest of the day free for any last minute shopping or for a final look around this vibrant city. Alternatively you could visit the Giraffe Centre, a conservation project responsible for rescuing Rothschild giraffe, a perfect opportunity to see them up-close. If time allows, why not continue your holiday with a few days relaxing on the shores of the Kenyan coastline?